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The First Anniversary of No Roe
When Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, I kept waiting for my reaction. Waited for the wringing of my hands and for all the righteous anger I’ve been feeding for fifty years to well up and erupt. In my mind, I sat on… Continue Reading “The First Anniversary of No Roe”
What’s At Stake
sub-ju-ga-tion noun the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control The guys in Washington can puff themselves up and talk all they want about their belief that life begins at conception, that the ‘unborn’ have rights that take priority over a… Continue Reading “What’s At Stake”
Innocent
After my abortion, I set about punishing myself. I was 19 and a freshman in college. It was 1967, six years before Roe v. Wade made abortion a thing that could happen in the daylight. My abortion happened in a dark room on a… Continue Reading “Innocent”
What the Supreme Court Decision Means to Me as a pre-Roe v. Wade Survivor
I know the fear. I remember everything about it. Being afraid of doing something illegal. Being afraid of getting hurt. Being afraid of bleeding to death. Being afraid of being so damaged that I wouldn’t be able to have children when it was the… Continue Reading “What the Supreme Court Decision Means to Me as a pre-Roe v. Wade Survivor”
I’m 1 in 3
Today is the national 1 in 3 Speak Out, part of a multi-year movement to reduce abortion stigma by asking women to tell their stories. I know this is a powerful thing because I did it. Twice. After I wrote an essay that got… Continue Reading “I’m 1 in 3”
Five Things Young Women Should Know about Life before Roe v. Wade
Tomorrow night I am going to the campus of the small state university where, as a sophomore 47 years ago, I discovered that I was pregnant and agreed reluctantly to have an illegal and unsafe abortion, the effects of which hung on me for… Continue Reading “Five Things Young Women Should Know about Life before Roe v. Wade”
Telling My Story Again for Roe v. Wade
Reposting this piece from 2012 because it’s the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The piece was originally published on Open Salon where it’s been read by 115,000 people and then was picked up by Salon. I don’t know how many people read it there.… Continue Reading “Telling My Story Again for Roe v. Wade”
The Wire
It wasn’t a coat hanger. It was a wire. The theory was that by inserting the wire through the cervix, moving it around a bit and then removing it, an infection would result and the pregnancy would be aborted. It worked. It was March… Continue Reading “The Wire”
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